# Research
**Source**: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research
**Parent**: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/
[Explore our institutes and research themes](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/research-at-um)
## The future is Maastricht
We swiftly turn scientific insights into practical applications and seamlessly incorporate research into our teaching.
[Research at Maastricht University](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/node/38964/)
### [Starting your PhD](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/phds)
UM is an excellent place to kickstart your research career. Discover how to get started!
### [Postdoctoral research](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/postdoctoral-research)
Our university offers a dynamic environment where you can enhance your skills, explore new research directions, and build a strong foundation for your future career.
### [We conduct research together](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/strategic-programme-2022-2026)
Our focus is on three key themes: Quality of Life, Learning and Innovation, and Europe in a Globalising World.
### [Quality and transparency](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/open-science)
Research at Maastricht University meets rigorous quality standards and strives to be as transparent as possible (Open Science).
## Scientific articles
[More articles in UMagazine](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news-events/umagazine)
### [Rivier Atelier: an ode to the Geul](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/rivier-atelier-ode-geul)
23 July 2025
With their project ‘Rivier Atelier’, Claartje Rasterhoff and Christian Ernsten want to protect the unique watermill landscapes of the Geul in the face of pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change.
### [A pinch of LSD, taken twice daily with meals](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/pinch-lsd-taken-twice-daily-meals)
18 June 2025
Associate professor Kim Kuypers is studying the use of psychedelics as potential medicines of the future.
### [It’s not easy being green](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/it%E2%80%99s-not-easy-being-green-challenges-and-benefits-international-research-collaboration)
5 June 2025
Fabianna Bacil, a PhD candidate at UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University, is part of an international research group investigating green hydrogen in emerging economies.
[Distinguished university professors](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/distinguished-university-professors)
[Professors](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/professors)
[Recognition & Rewards](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/recognition-rewards)
[Graduate schools](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/graduate-schools)
[Research information portal](https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/portal/)
[Open Science](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/open-science)